take the stairs - jít po schodech

verb - to use the stairs

 

hit the road - vyrazit (na cestu)

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey

 

break the habit - odvyknout si, odnaučit se (zlozvyku)

verb - to end a habit; to stop doing something that you do regularly

 

set the table - prostřít stůl

verb - to prepare the table for a meal

 

hit the roof - rozzuřit se, vyletět vzteky, vyletět z kůže

verb, American English, informal - to get very angry

 

lose the way - ztratit se

verb - to become lost, not knowing how to go back

take the bus - jet autobusem (konkrétním)

verb - to get on the bus and go somewhere

do the shopping - nakoupit, udělat nákup

verb - to go and buy the things that you need

 

take the trouble - pokusit se (o něco), vynaložit úsilí (na co)

verb - to make the effort (to do something)

do the dusting - utřít prach, utírat prach

verb - to remove dust from books, furniture, etc.

 

hit the sack - jít na kutě, jít spát

verb, informal - to go to bed

do the trick - zabrat (fungovat), fungovat, zafungovat

verb, informal - to be effective, to work, to have the desired effect, to solve a problem

 

bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, překlenout rozdíly

verb - the overcome the differences between things, to make the differences matter less, to make the differences less obvious

 

miss the mark - šlápnout vedle, minout se, nepodařit se, nepovést se

verb - not to succeed, to fail to achieve something

 

drop the ball - pokazit, zpackat, podělat

verb, American English, informal - to make a mistake and spoil something, especially by not paying attention or by being careless